Hi #teamaustralia and the broader crypto loving community. I thought I'd mention that I've been in contact with www.wirexapp.com, a company providing mastercard / visa cards linked to cryptocurrencies, inquiring about AUD support.
They currently provide USD, GBP & EUR accounts, or combinations of these, so each transaction made in Australia would incure a 3% conversion fee.
I've been keen on wirex since @dollarvigilante interviewed them a while back and I've wanted crypto-linked card support to move one step further towards "debanking" but have been put off by the conversions required.
Wirex haven't promised me AUD support explicitly yet but it sounded promising as they're in the process of expanding their denomination options at the moment. Perhaps if more of us contact Alena on info@wirexapp.com asking for the same then we may be able to add some weight to the chances of this becoming a reality for us Aussies.
This would be massive for us Aussies as we would be able to bin our existing cards issued by the big4 and their smaller cousins and shift our business to a product fueled by non-fiat.
Let me know how you go guys as I'm keen to see a product like this available in our local currency.
Enjoy the rest of your Sunday night!